Hussein Kanji: physical AI is the next wave

Hussein KanjiDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, founder of London-based venture firm Hoxton Ventures, publicly backed the view that physical AI is the next major wave of the technology, sharing a Financial Times piece on the theme in July 2026.

Physical AI extends machine intelligence beyond software and chatbots into hardware that senses and acts in the real world — robotics, humanoids and autonomous systems that understand and operate under the laws of physics. It marks a shift from the first, software-led wave of AI dominated by hyperscalers and semiconductor makers towards an emerging set of players in advanced manufacturing, actuators, sensors and industrial automation.

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